Alito steps aside in a major climate case after scrutiny over oil stock holdings
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced he will step aside from a major climate change case scheduled to be heard next week. Environmental groups had pressured him to recuse himself, arguing that his financial holdings in oil and gas companies created a conflict of interest. Alito has now agreed to remove himself from the case.

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